- 2024 -
Convocation Speaker
Meredith Covey (MCMP)
BA/BS Urban Ecology
Emerging Young Scholar in Urban Ecology Award: Miles Elkins
Emerging Leader in Urban Ecology Award: Mickie Mills
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Ecology: Emma Glende
Master of City & Metropolitan Planning
Graduate Student Special Achievement Award: Justin Delgado, Meredith Covey, Daniel Ritter, Jeresun Atkin (Service to U3) and McKay Muhlestein (Service to the Dept and College)
Eugene Carr Medal for Professional Promise: Landon Kraczek
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Planning: Fairuz Noshin
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Jeresun Atkin, Carlos Santos-Rivera, Jasmine Garcia, Muwaffaq Usman Adam
Best Professional Project Award: Leota Coyne, Kris Land
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Justin Delgado
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Meredith Covey
APA Outstanding Student Award: Daniel Ritter
Ph.D. in Planning, Policy and Design
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Joaquin Lopez Huertas
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Junsik Kim
Graduate Specializations
Ecological Planning: Kate Ades, Jasmine Garcia, Anne Mcnamara
Economic and Real Estate Development: Meredith Covey, Connor Dahlquist, Moira Dillow, Kristofer Land, Zeke Peters, Carlos Santos-Rivera, Shreya Shrestha, Connor Stone, Valarie Williams
Housing and Community Development: Meredith Covey, Moira Dillow, Kristofer Land, Carlos Santos-Rivera
Small and Resort Town Planning: Leota Coyne
Smart Growth: Land Use, Transportation and Accessibility: Jeresun Atkin, Leticia Bennett, Leota Coyne, Justin Delgado, Ajla Hadzialijagic, Daniel Ritter, Ana Shinzato, Shreya Shrestha
Urban Design: Kate Ades, Connor Dahlquist, McKay Muhlestein
Outstanding Partner Award
Maddy McDonough (Summit County)
- 2023 -
Convocation Speaker
Lucas Horns (4+1)
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Student Special Achievement Award: Emma Glende
Emerging Young Scholar in Urban Ecology Award: Nicolas Stokes
Emerging Leader in Urban Ecology Award: Ajla Hadzialijagic
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Ecology: Ahayeon (Kay) Kim
MCMP
Graduate Student Special Achievement Award: Anna Maki, Matt Ryan, Noshin Promy, and Will Goodreid
Eugene Carr Medal for Professional Promise: Leota Coyne
Sumner M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Rachel Stein
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Planning: Daniel Ritter
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Corey Bishop, Luis Garcia, Rachel Stein
Best Professional Project Award: Pukar Bhandari, Will Goodreid
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Jenna Benson
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Briant Novinska-Lois
APA Outstanding Student Award: Anna Maki
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Sayma Khajehei
Graduate Specializations
Ecological Planning: Mason Kemp, Jennifer Leslie, Lauren Taylor Maguire, Rachel Stein
Economic and Real Estate Development: Jonathan Concidine, Rachel Stein
Housing & Community Development: Teresa Bagdasarova, Meghan Burrows, Jennifer Leslie
Small & Resort Town Planning: Anthony Biamont, Mason Kemp, Jacob Klopfenstein, Jennifer Leslie, Elizabeth Sodja
Smart Growth: Land Use, Transportation & Accessibility: Pukar Bhandari, Will Goodreid, Sadika Khan, Jacob Klopfenstein, Virgil Lund, Lauren Taylor Maguire, Anna Maki, Noshin Siara Promy, Kristin Reidelberber, Matthew Ryan, Tyler Torres, Justice Tuffour
Urban Design: Kyungsuk Chae, Allie Parker, Jed Shum, Megan Spencer-Webb, Rachel Stein
CMP Outstanding Partner Award
Julianne Sabula (Salt Lake City Transportation Division)
- 2022 -
Convocation Speaker
Claudia Loayza (MCMP)
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Special Achievement Award: Julia Gaia
Emerging Young Scholar in Urban Ecology Award: Lucas Horns
Emerging Leader in Urban Ecology Award: Jaime Cross
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Ecology: Isabel Fuller
MCMP
Eugene Carr Medal for Professional Promise: Jennifer Christine Leslie
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Planning: Delaney Sillman
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Mason Kemp, Anthony Fletcher
Best Professional Project Award: Sophie Frankenburg & Marly Kapacinskas
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Joseph Shahidi
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Anders Hart
APA Outstanding Student Award: Claudia Loayza
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Hassan Ameli
Graduate Specializations
Ecological Planning: Marly Kapacinskas, Carrie Marsh, Emily Meadows, Maranda Miller, Lonnie Olson, Cody Opperman
Economic and Real Estate Development: Minerva Jimenez-Garcia
Housing & Community Development: Claudia Loayza
Small & Resort Town Planning: Sophie Frankenburg, Hannah Pack, Patrick Ruiz
Smart Growth: Land Use, Transportation & Accessibility: Sophie Bellina, Anthony Fletcher, Erik Fronberg, Anders Hart, Hannah Pack, Patrick Ruiz, Laura Stevens, Kendall Willardson
Urban Design: Anthony Fletcher
CMP Outstanding Partner Award
Jordan Katcher (Office of Community Development, State of Utah)
- 2021 -
Undergraduate
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Ecology: Alvin Holbrook
Sumner M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Carrie Ann Marsh
Emerging Leader in Urban Ecology Award: Isabel Fuller
Emerging Young Scholar in Urban Ecology Award: Beatrice Gomez-Sanchez
MCMP
APA Outstanding Student Award: Katie Bussell
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Lily Oswald
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Madlyn McDonough
Best Professional Project Award: Brandon Siracuse & Lily Oswald
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Bradley Potter
Eugene Carr Medal for Professional Promise: Claudia Loayza
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Planning: Minerva Jimenez-Garcia
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Dong-ah Choi
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Debolina Banerjee
Graduate Student Special Achievement Award: Sadegh Sabouri
Graduate Specializations
Ecological Planning: Katherine Bussell, Bradley Potter
Small & Resort Town Planning: Jacob Gallaher, Molly Gaughran, Madlyn McDonough, Lily Oswald, Bradley Potter
Smart Growth: Land Use, Transportation & Accessibility: Mehrnaz Fereydouni, Jacob Gallaher, Byron Head, Hanna Hutcheson, Brandon Siracuse
Urban Design: Fabiha Pinaz
CMP Outstanding Partner Award
Brian Tonnetti, BS Urban Planning ‘14 (Executive Director, Seven Canyons Trust)
- 2020 -
Undergraduate
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Ecology: Leota Lurleen Coyne
Sumner M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Sophie Bellina
Emerging Leader in Urban Ecology Award: Erik Fronberg
Emerging Young Scholar in Urban Ecology Award: Katie Larsen
Undergraduate Student Special Achievement Award: McKenzie Bennett
MCMP
APA Outstanding Student Award: Kayla Mauldin
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Shannon Williams
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Mikala Jordan
Best Professional Project Award: Briam Amaya Perez, Fabiha Pinaz
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Molly Gaughran
Eugene Carr Award: Brandon Siracuse
Graduate Student Special Achievement Award: Madlyn McDonough
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: JaYoung Kim
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Andrea Garfinkel-Castro
Graduate Student Special Achievement Award: Hassan Ameli
Graduate Specializations
Ecological Planning: Mikala Jordan, Lauren Victor
Urban Design: Shannon Williams
2010-2019
2019
Convocation Speaker
Mitch Vance (MCMP+MRED)
Undergraduate
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Ecology: Lauren Leydsman
Sumner M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Logan Hunt
Outstanding Urban Ecology Student: Cody David Opperman, Alexander Jacobs
Undergraduate Student Special Achievement Award: Ian Wybe Van Der Merwe
MCMP
APA Outstanding Student Award: Fariba Siddiq
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Emily Guffin
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Taylor Greenwell
Best Professional Project Award: Fariba Siddiq, Kathrine Marie Skollingsberg
Eugene Carr Award: Monika Roy
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Annaka Egan
Graduate Student Special Achievement Award: Keegan Riley Stanton
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Torrey Lyons
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award: Pratiti Tagore
Graduate Specializations
Ecological Planning: Leanne Bernstein, Emily Guffin, Kathrine Skollingsberg
Smart Growth & Transportation: Annaka Egan, Taylor Greenwell, Matthew Montgomery, Fariba Siddiq, Kathrine Skollingsberg
2018
Convocation Speaker
Aahd Benchaouch (MCMP)
Undergraduate
Robert Farrington Undergraduate Scholarship: Henry Stoddard
Jane Jacobs Award for Leadership in Community Engagement: Carly Lansche
Summer M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Nick Kiahtipes
CMP Undergraduate Scholarship: Amy Bringherst, Emily Seang
MCMP
APA Outstanding Student Award: Katherine Grace Morrell
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Adam Michael Dalton
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Zachary Ryan Smallwood
Robert Farrington Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence: Fabiha Pinaz
Best Professional Project Award: Nathan Chadwick
Robert Farrington Medal for Achievement in Smart Growth: Alec Barton
Medal for Achievement in Urban Design: Nathan Chadwick
Summer M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Cody Lutz
Eugene Carr Scholarship: Mitch Vance
CMP Graduate Scholarship for Academic Excellence: Taylor Greenwell
Fehr & Peers Transportation and Planning Scholarship: Fariba Siddiq
IBI Group Scholarship for Excellence in Urban Design: Kate Werrett
GSBS Planning Scholarship Braley Bullard
Landmark Design Sustainable Futures Scholarship: Annaka Egan
CRSA Scholarship for Planning & Design Excellence” Amanda Dillon (MCMP+MREDEV)
PhD
Arthur C Nelson Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Keunhyun Park
Graduate Specializations
Ecological Planning: Spencer Cawley, Adam Dalton, Nathan Jellen, Cody Lutz
Smart Growth & Transportation: Nathan Cadwick, Michael Christensen
Urban Design: Nathan Chadwick, Kate Morrell
2017
Convocation Speaker
Katherine Daly (MCMP)
MCMP
APA Outstanding Student Award: Jordan Marie Baker
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Casey Alexander Walrath
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Jason Binks
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Planning: Dylan Cordin
Eugene Carr Scholarship: Srijita Chakrabarty
IBI Group Scholarship for Excellence in Urban Design: Ellen Xanthos
Fehrs & Peers Transportation Planning Scholarship: Elias Flores
GSBS Planning Scholarship: Fabiha Pinaz
VODA Landscape & Planning: Ryan Peters
CMP Scholarship: David Amott, Cameron Beazer, Anissa Keane
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: David Proffitt
Summer M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Robin Rothfeder
CMP Scholarship: Keunhyun Park
Graduate Specializations
Ecological Planning: Dylan Corbin, Katherine Daly
Smart Growth & Transportation: Jenna Albers, Jordan Baker, Richard Decker, Clint Harper, Jenna Simkins, Casey Walrath
Urban Design: Natalie Watkins
2016
Convocation Speaker
Katherine Michelle Nix (Undergrad)
Undergraduate
CMP Student of the Year: Tyler Cain
Summer M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Nicholas Hadfield
CMP Scholarship: Sunaina Chauhan, Kate Steinicke, Ellen Xanthos
MCMP
APA Outstanding Student Award: Ian Benjamin Kilpatrick
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: John Close
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Grant Allen
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Revitalization: Heidi Geohart
Reid Ewing Medal for Achievement in Smart Growth & Transportation: Shabnam Khan
Jane Jacobs Medal for Leadership in Community Engagement: Ashley Cleveland
Eugene Carr Scholarship: Katherine Skollingsberg
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Guang Tian
CMP Scholarship: Seyed Hassan Ameli
Graduate Specializations
Ecological Planning: Jeffery Atterman, Aaron Barlow, Jason Binks
Smart Growth & Transportation: Michael Ray Christenson, Kevin Cisney, Jeni Crookston, Heidi Goedhart, Lynn Dale Lyons. Sharif Mahmud. Yumeng Su
Urban Design: Zobra Yasmeen Choudhory, Ashley Cleveland, Clint Harper
2015
Undergraduate
Summer M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Matthew Drake
Eugene Carr Scholarship: Caitlyn Tubbs
MCMP
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Jennifer Baguley
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Hayley Pratt
CMP Student of the Year: Scott Browning
Robert Farrington Medal for Academic Excellence in Urban Revitalization: Tam Guy
Reid Ewing Medal for Achievement in Smart Growth & Transportation: Max Backlund
Jane Jacobs Medal for Leadership in Community Engagement: Grant Allen
Mayor Becker Medal for Achievement in Urban Design: Heidi Goedhart
Eugene Carr/APA Scholarship: Lynn Lyons, Richard Decker
Reid Ewing Scholarship: Ian Kilpatrick
Nelson/Ewing Scholarship: Brian Richard Pugh, Kyle Beswick
CMP Scholarship: Grant Allen, Tam Guy
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Shima Hamidi
Summer M Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Philip Stoker
2014
Convocation Speakers
Tammy Reque (Undergrad), Florence Buaku (MCMP)
MCMP
AICP Outstanding Student Award: Florence Buaku
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Jennifer Baguley
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Hayley D. Pratt
Summer Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: Colin Olson
Reid Ewing Medal for Achievement in Smart Growth & Transportation: Florence Buaku
Jane Jacobs Medal for Leadership in Community Engagement:Tracey Bushman
Mayor Becker Medal for Achievement in Urban Desgin: Melissa Fryer
Outstanding Academic Performance: Sara Catherine Meess
Outstanding Leadership and Service in Planning:Lance Scott Tyrrell
Nelson/Ewing Scholarship: Jennifer Baguley
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Shima Hamidi, Philip Stoker
2013
Convocation Speakers
Thomas Oliver Millar (Undergrad), Jeff Gulden (MCMP)
Undergraduate
University of Utah Alumni Association Outstanding Senior: Thomas Oliver Millar
MCMP
AICP Outstanding Student Award: Chelsea Gauthier
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award:Sara Katherine Meess
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Lance Tyrell, Zachary Adam Levine
Summer Swaner Medal for Achievement in Ecological Planning: William Becker
Reid Ewing Medal for Achievement in Smart Growth & Transportation: James Spung
Jane Jacobs Medal for Leadership in Community Engagement: Chelsea Gauthier
Mayor Becker Medal for Achievement in Urban Design: Lance Tyrrell
Eugene Carr Scholarship: Megan Townsend
Nelson/Ewing Scholarship: Jennifer Bagueley
PhD
Arthur C Nelson & Clark Ivory Medal for Doctoral Scholarship: Susan Petheram
Nelson/Ewing Scholarship: Shima Hamidi
2012
Convocation Speakers
Johanna Jamison (Undergrad), Dina Blaes (MCMP)
Undergraduate
UTA Scholarship: Courtney Stewart, Caitlin Tubbs, Bryce West
MCMP
AICP Outstanding Student Award: Keri Kathryn Williams
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Elizabeth Joan Gray
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Sean Eric Morgan
Eugene Carr Scholarship: Chelsea Gauthier
Nelson/Ewing Scholarship: Jeff Gulden, Lance Tyrrell
UTA Scholarship: Lance Tyrrell
Terry Diehl Scholarship: Brandon Stocksdale
PhD
UTA Scholarship: Shima Hamidi
2011
Convocation Speakers
Paige Marie Pitcher (Undergrad), Colin Quinn-Hurst (MCMP)
Undergraduate
University of Utah Alumni Association Outstanding Senior: Paige Pitcher
MCMP
AICP Outstanding Student Award: BreAnn Gale
APA Utah Outstanding Academic Performance Award: Colin Quinn-Hurst, Joshua Brett Edwards
APA Utah Outstanding Leadership & Service Award: Shannon Miller
Eugene Carr Scholarship: Chris Strong
Nelson/Ewing Scholarship: Julia Reynolds
CMP Scholarship: Nate Currey, JP Goates, Kai Tohinake
2010
Convocation Speakers
Nathanial Curry (Undergrad), Sarah Morrow (MCMP)
Undergraduate
Outstanding Academic Performance: Allison Carlquist
CMP Scholarship: Sabrina King, Kelsey Pudlock, Francis Xavier Lily
MCMP
Outstanding Academic Performance: Lauren Brown, Bruce Parker
APA Scholarship: Jordan Montgomery Backman
Wickstrom Scholarship: Colin Thomas Quinn-Hurst
2009 and earlier
2009
Convocation Speakers
Ryan Tomkinson (Undergrad)
Braden Linn (MCMP)
Robert Farrington Medal for Excellence: Kimber Gabryszak
Outstanding Academic Performance: Dallas Davis
2008
Convocation Speakers
Christy Alexander (Undergrad)
Gail Meakins (MUP)
Master of Urban Planning Program
Distinguished Contribution to the Planning Program: Gail Meakins
Program Outstanding Academic Performance: Reed Benjamin Leishman
2007
Convocation Speakers
Andrew King (Undergrad)
Helen Peters (MUP)
Master of Urban Planning
Program Outstanding Academic Performance: Robin Carbaugh
Best Professional Project: Michael Black
Westside Public Service Award: Duane Wakan
2006
Convocation Speakers
Victoria Montoya (Undergrad)
Brooke Merrell (MUP)
BA/BS Urban Planning Program
University of Utah Alumni Association Outstanding Senior: Victoria Montoya
Master of Urban Planning Program
Best Professional Project Award: Brooke Merrell
Distinguished Community Service in Planning: Amber Westenskow
2005
Convocation Speaker
Janneke House (MUP)
2004
Convocation Speaker
Janelle Ericson (Undergrad)